Instrumentation and control.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Water Works Association.

Series:

AWWA manual ; M2.

AWWA manual ; M2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waterworks--Automation.

Waterworks.

Waterworks--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Instrumentation & control

M2 instrumentation and control

Place of Publication:

Denver, CO : American Water Works Association, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The objective of this manual is to disseminate information on automatic and remote operation and instrumentation of pumping stations and distribution and supply systems, including valves, storage tanks, and booster pumps. This third edition of M2 includes basic information on electrical power distribution and updates the automation and instrumentation technology that has changed rapidly since the second edition in 1983. It discusses equipment, terms, and expressions an operator encounters wherever electrical systems, automation, and instrumentation are found in water distribution, treatment, and storage systems.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 Hydraulics and Electricity""; ""Chapter 3 Motor Controls""; ""Chapter 4 Flowmeters""; ""Chapter 5 Pressure, Level, Temperature, and Other Process Measurements""; ""Chapter 6 Secondary Instrumentation""; ""Chapter 7 Telemetry""; ""Chapter 8 Final Control Elements""; ""Chapter 9 Basics of Automatic Process Control""; ""Chapter 10 Digital Control and Communication Systems""; ""Chapter 11 Instrument Diagrams""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""; ""AWWA Manuals""

Notes:

New ed. of: Automation and instrumentation. c1983.

"Manual of water supply practices: M2".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61300-149-5

1-61583-789-2

OCLC:

922966944